One Last Visit to the Beach

Ahhh, the beach. I LOVE pretty much every thing about it. We recently made the trek down to Orange Beach to bask in the beauty and peace of the amazing Gulf of Mexico. How I will miss this!

I will add more pictures when I am not moving across the country in 3 -yes THREE- days. For now, these will have to do along with the update that the packers have our house in boxes, the movers come tomorrow, I think I am going to survive,and we are so very thankful for the friends who have been such bright spots in this busy time!

More Life...

Fun day at the park

We have a knight who lives at our house. He protects us from fire breathing dragons.
He wears pajamas.
Mary,Mary





4 year old Jude showing off his new haircut.

A self portrait by photobug girl.

Stylin' Jack in the hat Kate gave him for his 11th Bday.

Catching up on sweet Curtis

4 Months old. Taken after Kate's Christmas Piano recital
Curt and I spent 2 weeks in North Dakota visiting family in February. Even with borrowed warm clothes the cold was a shock to this 'Bama boy.

Doing his nightly pushups! 4.5 months

5.5 months. Soaking up the sun!

Mary and Jude have such fun with their baby brother. I hope they are always this happy to play with him!

Life

Life

Jack spends as much time as possible in the woods behind our fence. He has always been our explorer/ wanderer.

Kate is a tree hugger too :-)

Taken from my phone so not the best quality.

A new trick. Mary is pretty proud of this.

Kate got a new camera. She spends a good portion of her day taking pictures.

Another very common site around here.

3 Months Old

Hard to believe it has been 3 months. Such a fun stage. Smiling, laughing, reaching for things, staring at his hands. I love it!

Jude at 3 months. It has been fun to compare the pictures. This is the first time I have had 2 babies of the same sex in a row. Matching outfits here we come!

Reading Preparation

3 year old Jude loves to "read" Kate's books. Some have a few pictures in them, but very few, so it is interesting that he will study them for quite some time. Another reader on the way!!

Jack wants to be sure you notice the "feline" lurking in the background.

Growing , Growing...

Curtis at 4 weeks

The Family Meets the Newest Member.

The older brothers and sisters were thrilled to meet their baby brother!
Grandma Mary with her 27th Grandchild. Yes, 27.